Tag: survey

  • New report reveals the health habits and problems of Europe

    A new survey released today has highlighted some of the key health issues in Europe and the attitudes towards physical and mental health in 21 European countries. The new European Social Survey (ESS) gathered 40,000 responses from across Europe during 2014-2015 and found that a large number of Europeans are suffering from a wide range…

  • Hired experts support claims St. Jude heart devices can be hacked

    Short-selling firm Muddy Waters said in a legal brief filed on Monday that outside cyber security experts it hired have validated its claim that St. Jude Medical Inc cardiac implants are vulnerable to potentially life-threatening cyber attacks. Boutique cyber security firm Bishop Fox disclosed its findings in a 53-page report that was attached to a…

  • Heading footballs ‘affects memory’: study

    Heading a football can significantly affect a player's brain function and memory up to a day, a study by researchers at Scotland's Stirling University has said. “We found there was in fact increased inhibition in the brain immediately after heading and that performance on memory tests was reduced significantly,” Dr Magdalena Ietswaart, a cognitive neuroscientist…

  • Mistrust of vaccines is greatest in France: survey

    By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Public confidence in immunization varies widely across the world with the French the most skeptical about the safety of vaccines, according to a survey published on Friday. With outbreaks of measles, whooping cough and other infectious diseases occurring in recent years in places where the take-up of vaccinations has…

  • Mistrust of vaccines is greatest in France: survey

    By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – Public confidence in immunization varies widely across the world with the French the most skeptical about the safety of vaccines, according to a survey published on Friday. With outbreaks of measles, whooping cough and other infectious diseases occurring in recent years in places where the take-up of vaccinations has…

  • U.S. health regulator plans ‘thorough’ probe of St. Jude case

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans a “thorough investigation” of allegations about vulnerabilities in cardiac devices made by St. Jude Medical Inc, the agency's official responsible for cyber security said on Thursday. The FDA began its investigation in late August after short-selling firm Muddy Waters and cyber security firm MedSec Holdings Inc said they…

  • U.S. health regulator plans ‘thorough’ probe of St. Jude case

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans a “thorough investigation” of allegations about vulnerabilities in cardiac devices made by St. Jude Medical Inc, the agency's official responsible for cyber security said on Thursday. The FDA began its investigation in late August after short-selling firm Muddy Waters and cyber security firm MedSec Holdings Inc said they…

  • Statins’ benefits understated and harms exaggerated, scientists warn

    By Kate Kelland LONDON, (Reuters) – – The benefits of statins – cholesterol-busting drugs that can dramatically reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes – have been underestimated and their harms exaggerated, scientists said on Thursday in a major review of research. In an effort to counter what they said were misleading reports of…

  • Does heart disease mean a less active sex life?

    By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Middle-aged adults with recently diagnosed heart disease may be less sexually active than their healthier peers, a recent U.K. study suggests. Researchers analyzed survey data from about 3,000 men and 3,700 women aged 50 and older, including 376 men and 279 women with heart disease. Among heart disease patients…

  • Does heart disease mean a less active sex life?

    By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Middle-aged adults with recently diagnosed heart disease may be less sexually active than their healthier peers, a recent U.K. study suggests. Researchers analyzed survey data from about 3,000 men and 3,700 women aged 50 and older, including 376 men and 279 women with heart disease. Among heart disease patients…